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Ryan Leday Williams (right) conducts his first regular meeting after being elected mayor of Ville Platte on Tuesday, January 10. Pictured on the left is new city clerk, treasurer, and tax collector Donald Bergeron. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN
Staff Reporter
Emotions overshadowed progress at the January 10 meeting of the Ville Platte City Council. While the packed agenda was aimed at moving the city forward with the new administration, the two-and-a-half-hour meeting was stifled by accusations, rebuttals and angry outbursts.
A little over two hours into the meeting, the banter reached a crescendo, leading…
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